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UNITED STATES- -PATENT OFFICE.

ENOCII VOHNSTRAND, OF .IAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF-ONE- FOURTH TO EMMA C. MACK, OF SAME PLAGE.

TICKET-CAS E.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 614,272, dated November 15, 1898.

Application led November 6, 1897. Serial No. 6571617- (NO modell) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENocH OHNsTEAND, a

- citizen of the United States,residing at Jamestown,county of Chautauqua,and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Cases, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertans to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings,illustrating my invention,Figure lis a top view of a ticketcase embodying myimprovements and shows the spring-actuated ticket-ejecting device in normal position at the left-hand end of the case. Fig. 2 is a View in section, the plane of which extends vertically and longitudinally through the case. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a View of a cross-section, taken on a plane indicated by line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is aplan View of another form of my ticket-case. Fig. 6 is a view-of a sectionA onplane 6 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a view of a ticket.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numbers of reference indicate like parts throughout, 40 designates a casing of oblong shape and rectangular in cross-section, which may be made of metal or any suitable material and of any desired size. Within the casing is loosely arranged a follower or platform 4l, having a downwardly-projecting ange 14 extending around its edges. Beneath the follower 41 is arranged a spring-actuated device tending constantly to press the follower up toward the top of the case and consistingk of two rectangular-shaped frames 42 and 43, which are pivoted together at the center on a bar 44, one of the frames, 42, being narrower than the other and lying to the inside of it, as shown in Fig. 4. The pivot-bar 44 is surrounded by a spiral spring 45, one end of which projects out and engages a xed pin 46 on the inner frame 42, while the other end engages a similar pin upon' the inner side of the outer frame 43, so that the action of the spring tends always to move the frames on each other and cause the upper ends to rise and carry the follower toward the top of the case.- The platform lis attached to the spring actuating device,at one end there0f,by means of a curved piece 47 projecting down from the under side of the platform and curving around, so 'as to loosely engage the end bar 48, and thereby constitute a hinge-like attachment between theA platform and the spring-frame. In order to keep the springframe from tipping, a guard-piece 49,projecting from a plate l5, which is secured to the interior of the case, is so arranged as to overhang the lower end 51 of the frame 43, so thatany tendency to rise up is prevented by the bar 5l engaging the under side of the piece 49. The platform 41 is also guided in its up-and-down movement by means of the studs 52, which project from one end of the platform through guide-slots 53, formed in the end wall of the case, as will be under-4 stood from Fig. 3. This platform or follower is designed to carry a stack of tickets 9,wl1ich are placed loosely upon it and by it are kept 4pressed against the top of the case 40, vsuch top being formed with two elongated openings 54,extending longitudinally of the casing, as indicated in Figs. l and4, so that the uppermost ticket of the stack is exposed through said openings and the ticket, is rendered accessible to the sliding ejector device hereinafter described.

One end of the case, the left-hand end in Figs. l and 2, is composed of a sliding plate 55,the two side edges of which are formed with a curved lip 56,which engages a similar lip 57, formed on the side edges of the case, as indicated in Fig. l. This cover 55 is thus constructed in order to enable it to be slid onto and off of the end'of the case, and it is provided with a spring-catch 58, adapted to snap over and engage the edge of the top of the oase when the cover is slid into place. This spring-catch is provided with a handle 59 forI tween the plunger or platform 4l'and the topv of the case is exposed, so that access may be IOO had to the stack of tickets within them case. In replenishing the case with tickets when the cover is thus slid down the platform is pushed down by the finger to its lowest point and carries with it the sliding cover, so that a new stack of tickets may be inserted in the case. The slots 53 also serve the additional purpose of makin gvisible the end of the stack of tickets, so that the quantity of tickets remainin g in the box can be readily determined by inspection through the slots.

The tickets 9 are ejected or pushed `from the case by means of a spring-actuated ejector consisting of a slide 60, having retractile springs and adapted to be slid back and forth across the top of the case, it being designedin its forward `movement to engage i-n any suitable way theuppermost ticket ofthe stack and push it from the case through aslot' 13 at the end of the case. The mouth or slot 13, through which -the ticket is projected by? the action of the slide, may be regulated in sizein orderto accommodate dierent thicknessesof tickets by replacing the plate 15 by a longer or shorter one, as the case may be.

"When the ticket is pushed from the case'bythe slide, the projecting end may be taken byI the hand and drawn 4from the case.

The ticket-ejecting slide in the present construction consists of a hollow body having l laterallyfprojecting ears 62 for taking i under the guide-flanges 63,` which extendlup` wardlyifrom the -top of the case andserve to confine the slide in place. Anarm 64 pro jectsforwardly from each side of theslide andis provided with la laterally-'projecting pin65, which, taking under the anges 63,

alsolserves to hold the slide in place d'uringi its *movements* Toeach of thepins 65 is fastened the end Aof a spiral spring 66, which, running along underthe curved fianges 63 63,

have their rear ends secured to a detachable plate 67, which is removably securednpon the top of the case by means of screw/S168. The rear end of the slide abuts against the plate67, being drawn backin such position by the two springs 66. When necessary,the

slide `may be removed by det-aching the plate 67 and drawing the slide rearwardlyfrom the l The forward end of the slide guide-flanges. 60 is provided with a thumb-piece 69,agai nst which the thumb of the operator is pressed to push forward the slide to eject a tickety while holding the casein his hand.`

The'slide `60 is provided on its underside with two sets of teeth or pins 70, which project `down through the openings 54 54, respec` tively, so as to engage the uppermost ticket,

so thatupon moving the lslide forward such ticket being caught by the teeth will be moved endwise outof the case, the forward movement of the slide being checked by the l flange 71 at the forward end of the case.` v'

Theslide 60 has an appreciable verticali play to permitit to rise slightly on its return or back stroke `when relieved `from the pres-n sure of the thumb of the operator in orderto --the *top `of `the case by spring-pressure.

one end of the casenear the top nis formed an4 opening or slot 13, running across the width `of the case and through which the tickets 9 `stood u more particularly from Fig. f6.

`casing `and takes into the piece15. ering thepiece -15 the sizeof the opening `13 -hanging side of the case, and an arm 7 4, which j projects from the opposite side of the vessel and extends around upon the side of the case,

to which it is secured by a screw 75, as will be understood from Fig. 1. This reservoir is provided at its ltop witha rectangular-shaped openin g 7 6, through which projects a -suitable wick 77,?made, for instance, of ordinary felt.

This wickfills up the opening `76 and def` pends within the reservoir containing a liquid 78. -The reservoir is provided with-a fillinghole, which is covered by a screw` cap79. 4(Shownfin Fig. `1.) The wick projecting from the reservoir a suitable distancebears uponA the under side of `the ticket as the same `is drawn from the case, and in such contact therewithit meistens the *ticket `with the liquid, `which is of such nature as to change.`

the `normalcolor of the ticket immediately or `withina short period thereafter.

In the modified form of the device shownk in Figs. 5 and6 the casing 40 has the upper side `formed with an opening 54, 'rectangular ikin shape `and through which the uppermost sticket of the stackecontainedwithin the casel may be seen One end of the case is provided with aI door `55, hinged at 5 and provided with a catch `58 for retaining `it in closed position.

lock, apadlock 20 being shownlfor this purpose, so that 4access can be hadto the interior of the case'only by the person or oflicer in whose custody the key is kept. i Withinthecase is arranged a movable platform or follower 41,` `between which and the bottom of the case are `arranged two springs 8 8, which tend to press `the follower upwardly, so that the superimposed stackof tickets 9` arekept up against may be drawn one at time, as will be underopening 13 is provided Awith an adjustable piece or j aw 15,which is mounted uponthe end 1 wall of the caseby means of a stud `16, which This i This door may also be provided-wither suitable A IlO passes through a slot 17 `in the wallfof the By lowmay be enlarged in order'to accommodate a ticket of greater thickness, and when a ticket of thinner material is used the piece or jaw l 15 may be moved upwardly, so as to contract the opening `13. In order to feed the uppermost ticket from the stack through the slot or opening 13, I provide this form of device with a small roller 60, the length of which is slightly less than the width of the opening 5,4 in the top of the case, so that the roller may extend down through said opening and bear throughout its length upon the top ticket of the stack. This roller is provided with journals l1, which are mounted in suitable brackets 12, fixed upon the top of the case. This ticket-ejecting roller is made of a material that will furnish considerable friction between itself and the ticket, so that in rotating the roller -in the proper direction it will move the ticket out through the slot or open ing 13 without undue slipping. For this purpose ordinary soft rubber may be used, so that the roller may be readily turned by the thumb or hand of the person in whose charge the case is placed. Vhen the rotation'of the feed-roller 60 has moved the uppermost ticket a sufficient distance to cause it to project from the case through the opening 13, the projecting end of the ticket may be seized by the fingers and quickly drawn out from the case, whereupon the spring-follower 41 will move the stack of tickets upwardly, and thereby bring another ticket 9 into engagement with the roller 60 and in position to be moved out of the case by rotation of the roller when another ticket is to be issued.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 I provide a small reservoir 25, adapted to contain a liquid 26, and arrange this at the end of the case from where the tickets are drawn. This moistening device is provided with a moistening-roller 27, which is arranged to take up the liquid and apply it tothe tickets 9, which are drawn over the roller after leaving the case, as will be understood more particularly from Fig. 6.

I prefer to arrange the blue side of the tickets uppermost so as to be visible through the opening 54 in the top of the case in order that a passenger can observe as the ticket is taken from the case that it is of the proper color.

I wish to be understood as not limiting my invention to the precise constructions herein set forth, as various modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a ticket-case provided with an opening in its side, means for pressing the end ticket of the stack of tickets against said opening, a slide 60 provided with the forwardly-projecting arms 64, 64, and adapted to move back and forth across said opening, said slide being provided with means for engaging the ticket exposed at the opening as the slide moves forward, guideways 63, 63, for said slide, a spring 66 arranged at each side of the slide and connected by one end to the arm 64 of the slide and by the other end to a fixed point and located under the adjacent guideway, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a ticket-case, a platform or follower mounted within the same and a spring-actuated device for moving said platform, said device comprising two rectangularly-shaped frames pivoted together at the centers and a spring tending to force the frames apart on their pivotal axes, substantially as and for the'purpose set forth.

' 3. The combination of a ticket-case, a platform or follower mounted within the same and a spring-actuated device for moving said platform, said device comprising two rectangularly-shaped frames, a pivot-bar connecting the two at their centers, a spiral spring surrounding said pivot-bar and having one end in engagement with a fixed point on one of said frames and the other end in engagement with a xed point on the other of said frames whereby the spring constantly tends to force the frames apart on their pivotal axes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of a ticket-case, a plat form or follower within the same and a springactuated device for moving said platform,said device comprising two rectangularly-shaped frames pivoted together at the centers and a spring tending to force the frames apart on their pivotal axes, the end of one of said frames being hinged to said platform, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' 5. The combination of a ticket-case provided upon the interior with a spring-actuated follower or platform for pressing the tickets to one side of the case, a sliding cover 55 mounted upon one end of the case and provided with a series of parallel slots 53, 53, the said follower being provided with guide-pins 52 traveling within the respective slots, whereby the follower may be depressed as the cover is slid open, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination of a ticket-case provided with an opening for exposing the tickets at one end of the stack of tickets contained within the case, means for pressing the exposed ticket against said opening, a spring-actuated slide adapted to move to and fro across said opening and provided with means for engaging the exposed ticket through said opening, guide-flanges 63, r63, for retaining the slide in place and guiding it in its movements, the end flange 7l extending between the ends of said flanges 63 and a movable piece 67 secured IOO IIO

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between the flanges at their opposite ends and Y springs 66 secured between the removable piece 67 and the slide, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 22d day of October, 1897, in presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

ENOOH OHNSTRAND.

Witnesses:

OLor A. OLsoN, CARL G. CARLSON. 

